Selected highlights from the June 2023 edition of The Energy Industry Times

• 10 months ago (2023-06-01)
• Junior Isles

Africa 303 Asia 847 Australasia 51 Biomass 8 Climate change 20 Coal 274 Cogeneration 1 Concentrating solar 5 Cyber security 8 Decarbonisation 1 Decentralised energy 5 Demand side management 2 Demand side response 2 Digitalisation 10 Distributed energy 10 Distribution 108 Electric vehicles EVs 4 Emissions 57 Energy management 1 Equipment 2 Europe 1061 Gas 371 Gas engine plant 58 Gas fuel 1 Horizon 2 Hydroelectric 17 Hydrogen 53 Hydropower 111 Latin America 75 Maintenance 3 Marine 1 Metering 2 microgrid 5 Middle East 310 North America 998 Nuclear 639 Offshore wind 119 Oil 16 Operations 4 Policy 8 Regulations 3 Renewables 751 smart grid 2 Solar 243 Storage 37 substation 8 Tepco 2 Tidal 2 Toshiba 4 Transmission 181 US Senate Washington 4 Wind 239

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Special Technology Supplement: Closing the circle on offshore wind

Offshore wind is central to the EU meeting its renewables and decarbonisation targets. Meeting those targets is a huge task in terms of building and connecting wind farms at the necessary pace. And when those targets are met, there is the question of what to do with the masses of old, end-of-life turbine blades that are currently destined for landfill or other processes that emit CO2 and jeopardise the circular economy. Junior Isles speaks to experts from Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa about these pressing issues.

Fuel Watch: EU taking steps to building hydrogen infrastructure

Oil and gas continue to hog the energy headlines and will certainly do so for the next decade, but as in many developed economies, European countries are pushing forward with plans to shift to hydrogen and other renewables fuels before 2030. Key components of the energy transition will involve infrastructure and transport, tangible matters the European states are beginning to focus on.

Industry Perspective: Energy security vs decarbonisation

The energy industry is on the vital journey from reliance on fossil fuel to the development of a sufficient global supply of clean energy. At the same time, it faces significant geopolitical pressures caused by, among other things, the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war. Those pressures have increased governments’ focus on achieving energy security (and preferably, energy independence). The result of these converging and conflicting challenges seems to be compromise in the short-term – but it is encouraging to see signs of medium and longer term solutions emerging. HFW’s Brian Perrott and Amanda Rathbone explain.

Energy Outlook: Different strokes for different folks

Offshore wind is one of the fastest-growing forms of clean energy globally but different regions are on different paths. While the US capacity is expected to grow, the outlook is uncertain due to politics. Europe, on the other hand, should see consistent development. Asia’s additions will outstrip that of the other two markets substantially. Furthermore, linkages between Europe and Asia should rise exponentially, says Joseph Jacobelli.

Technology Focus: Saving geothermal from remaining a renewable energy afterthought

Although geothermal energy has long held the promise of baseload carbon-free energy, it has failed to make any real inroads in the global power mix. New geothermal technologies, however, are driving renewed interest. Roleva Energy’s Bart Lucarelli, PhD, highlights one that looks particularly promising – a deep-well, closed-loop geothermal energy transfer system developed by Eavor Technologies.

Final Word: Poetry not in motion

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Yours sincerely,

Junior Isles, Editor-in-Chief

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